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Mike Kostoff

Partner at Blu Venture Investors

Oakton, Virginia

Overview 

Mike Kostoff is a Partner at Blu Venture Investors, LLC in Oakton, Virginia, with a background in investments, business development, and wealth management. He has held leadership roles in various organizations, including serving as Executive Director at CEB and Chairman of the Board of Directors at 1st Portfolio Wealth Advisors. Kostoff's career highlights include his current role as a Partner at Blu Venture Investors, LLC, where he focuses on investing in cybersecurity, payments, e-commerce, and FinTech companies, and his experience as the Executive Director of Financial Services Practice at CEB.

Work Experience 

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Blu Venture Investors

  • Partner

    2010 - Current

    Blu Venture Investors provides angel and early-stage investments to companies in the mid-Atlantic area.

Blu Venture Investors is a venture capital firm that supports early stage companies, primarily focused on cybersecurity.

bluventureinvestors.com

The Kostoff Group

  • Managing Partner

    2008

    A consulting firm serving financial services companies in private banking, wealth management, retirement services and insurance.

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WISE Gateway, LLC

  • Partner

    2011

    WISE Gateway provides strategic advice and guidance to wealth managers by gathering, analyzing and reporting on key operational benchmarks.

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ID.me

  • Board Observer

    2011

ID.me is an online identity verification platform that allows users to securely prove their identity online.

Raised $407,245,000.00 from CapitalG, Stony Lonesome Group, PSP Growth, FTV Capital, Counterpoint Global, Viking Global Investors, Auctus Alternative, Scout Ventures, Moonshots Capital and K Street Capital.

id.me
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WashingtonFirst Bank

  • Member of the Advisory Board

    2015 - 2017

    WashingtonFirst Bank is a community bank serving retail and business clients across the metro DC area.

WashingtonFirst Bank is dedicated to improving the communities they serve.

Raised $20,000,000.00.

wfbi.com
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1st Portfolio Wealth Advisors

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors

    2009 - 2017

    1st Portfolio is a comprehensive wealth management service and a subsidiary of WashingtonFirst Bank. Based in Fairfax, Virginia, the firm serves clients throughout the metro DC area.

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CEB

  • Executive Director, Financial Services Practice

    1989 - 2008

    Led the Financial Services pracitice, which included research programs in wealth management, investment management, retail banking, commercial banking, operations, insurance and retirement services.

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